RE: [Algorithms] Maya file format reader/writer.

[Stefan B. <ste...@te...>]

> i'm wondering if there is somthing out there that will read Maya binary or
> Maya ascii that doesn't requiere a license to use and/or can be
> included in binaries that are for non commercial distribution.

   Not as far as I know. I think it would be very difficult to make one as a
Maya-Ascii file for example really isn't a data-file as such - it's a MEL
script that builds the dependency graph. I would assume the binary format is
similar but with tokenized strings and values or something like that.

> also, is there a standard 3d format out there that supports
> multiple textures
> and bumpmaps out there?  that i can output from Maya relativelly easilly?
> for some reason old formats like obj, vrml and 3ds seem to still rule the
> earth, is there something that is well documented and better out there?

   It doesn't seem like it. We had to develop our own exporter. Perhaps the
Maya->.X exporter that comes with the DX8 SDK could be of some use? It comes
with source so you can modify/extend it yourself.

Cheers,
Stef
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Stefan Boberg, R&D Manager, Team17 Software Ltd.
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